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Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Evening light.....

The days are lengthening now, and there is still daylight till almost 7. It was a beautiful evening the other night. A blackbird sang as I went to put the hens to bed. It was accompanied by a wren. I love Spring. It's my favourite time of year.

Your views are so beautiful, and there is much to be said for spring (although my favorite season is autumn) . . . and I imagine you can really see the stars quite well at night there? Here we are too close to city lights so it's difficult.

I agree with you, Sian, spring is the most wonderful time. Hens and wrens, blackbirds and sunsets, yes, spring is definitely coming to you!!! I just wonder, out of pure curiosity off course, how does one put hens to bed?? Pillows, covers and lullabyes? Perhaps a bedtime story? Lovely pictures anyway, as always!!!

Hah!! I never read that reply, shame on me!! It was a very nice and friendly and cute reply and I won't ever never have to wonder about bedtimes for hens!!! But I will for sure keep asking other questions some 20 times or so. If I do, just shake you head at me. Have I, for instance asked about farming on the island? What people do for a living? You give a vivid image of an island very much alive but also give glimpses of the hardships of island life. We have a small island in the parish, school held 35-40 children, two grocery stores, bakery, plenty of people. Today lives 4 all year, no school, no store, life comes back in may...

Coooeeeee! Waves back! I really love this time of year when the days get visibly longer as each one passes. And our clocks go forward an hour for "British Summer Time" at the weekend so it gets even better with longer daylight at the end of the day

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The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.William Blake